Common use of Mandatory Reporting Requirements Clause in Contracts

Mandatory Reporting Requirements. All employees and subcontractors of Contractor who provide a program, activity, or service to the University that are responsible for the care, supervision, guidance, or control of children are considered mandatory reporters of suspected cases of child abuse under Pennsylvania law if the individual has reasonable cause to suspect that a child is the victim of child abuse under any of the following circumstances: (i)the mandated reporter comes into contact with the child in the course of employment, occupation and practice of a profession or through a regularly scheduled program, activity or service; (ii) the mandated reporter is directly responsible for the care, supervision, guidance or training of the child, or is affiliated with an agency, institution, organization, school, regularly established church or religious organization or other entity that is directly responsible for the care, supervision, guidance or training of the child; (iii) a person makes a specific disclosure to the mandated reporter that an identifiable child is the victim of child abuse; or (iv) an individual 14 years of age or older makes a specific disclosure to the mandated reporter that the individual has committed child abuse. Nothing in this section shall require a child to come before the mandated reporter in order for the mandated reporter to make a report of suspected child abuse. Nothing in this section shall require the mandated reporter to identify the person responsible for the child abuse to make a report of suspected child abuse. Mandated reporters must immediately make an oral report of suspected child abuse to the Department of Human Services (DHS), formerly the Department of Public Welfare, by calling ▇- ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, or by filing a written report with DHS through Pennsylvania’s Child Welfare Information Solution portal (▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇/CWIS). If an oral report is made, a written report shall also be made within 48 hours to DHS or the county agency assigned to the case as prescribed by DHS. In addition to the mandatory reporting requirements above, employees and subcontractors of Contractor must immediately notify the University that a report of suspected child abuse has been made. THE BALANCE OF THIS PAGE HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK EXHIBITS A-1 THROUGH A-8 REFERENCED WITHIN THIS DOCUMENT ARE LOCATED AT THE END OF THE SPC FORM IN APPENDIX A. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPLICATED HERE IN ORDER TO SAVE SPACE

Mandatory Reporting Requirements. All employees and subcontractors of Contractor who provide a program, activity, or service to the University State System that are responsible for the care, supervision, guidance, or control of children are considered mandatory reporters of suspected cases of child abuse under Pennsylvania law if the individual has reasonable cause to suspect that a child is the victim of child abuse under any of the following circumstances: (i)the mandated reporter comes into contact with the child in the course of employment, occupation and practice of a profession or through a regularly scheduled program, activity or service; (ii) the mandated reporter is directly responsible for the care, supervision, guidance or training of the child, or is affiliated with an agency, institution, organization, school, regularly established church or religious organization or other entity that is directly responsible for the care, supervision, guidance or training of the child; (iii) a person makes a specific disclosure to the mandated reporter that an identifiable child is the victim of child abuse; or (iv) an individual 14 years of age or older makes a specific disclosure to the mandated reporter that the individual has committed child abuse. Nothing in this section shall require a child to come before the mandated reporter in order for the mandated reporter to make a report of suspected child abuse. Nothing in this section shall require the mandated reporter to identify the person responsible for the child abuse to make a report of suspected child abuse. Mandated reporters must immediately make an oral report of suspected child abuse to the Department of Human Services (DHS), formerly the Department of Public Welfare, by calling ▇- ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, or by filing a written report with DHS through Pennsylvania’s Child Welfare Information Solution portal (▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇/CWIS). If an oral report is made, a written report shall also be made within 48 hours to DHS or the county agency assigned to the case as prescribed by DHS. In addition to the mandatory reporting requirements above, employees and subcontractors of Contractor must immediately notify the University State System that a report of suspected child abuse has been made. THE BALANCE OF THIS PAGE HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK EXHIBITS A-1 THROUGH A-8 REFERENCED WITHIN THIS DOCUMENT ARE LOCATED AT THE END OF THE SPC FORM IN APPENDIX A. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPLICATED HERE IN ORDER TO SAVE SPACE